Saturday, 12 September 2015

A man who posted "very sick" footage on the internet of him demanding a homeless couple perform sex acts, dance and do press-ups in return for loose change received a suspended prison sentence yesterday.

Laughing Adrian Cousins, 24, is heard ordering the man and woman to perform humiliating tasks in a McDonald's car park and says: "Make those motherf****** work for their money. Cheeseburgers, hamburgers, whatever burgers."

The father-of-one, of Mortimer Court, Friern Barnet Lane, Friern Barnet posted the clip on Youtube, Facebook and Twitter with the introduction: "Yo, this is crackheads go wild"

The UPS worker pleaded guilty to intentionally encouraging an offence of outraging public decency at McDonald's, Colindeep Lane, Colindale on June 13 and received twelve months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

Prosecutor Mr. Dipan Varsani told Harrow Crown Court: "The clip lasted seven minutes and Mr. Cousins is in the video and is heard encouraging the female to perform various sexual acts in public.

"He encouraged the lady to expose her breasts while the man kissed them and he encouraged the woman to perform oral sex on the man."

The homeless couple are heard saying they are desperate for money and Cousins replying: "What are you going to do for me to give you whatever coins I have?"

The couple stand in front of Cousins' headlights with the homeless male grinding against the woman as the defendant shouts: "Dance with each other. Slap that arse"

He then adds: "Both of you are going to do ten push-ups, I'm gonna give you money and gonna go…Actually no, 'cos you're a guy twenty. Twenty push-ups bro' twenty"

The couple are heard saying they will do anything "within reason" for money, but are persuaded, despite their obvious reluctance, to perform sexual acts.

Cousins tells them: "Alright, cool. Last thing, you gotta take out your tities. Come in front of the car and I want you to kiss her tities in front of the car…..Properly man!

"Listen, the money is right here, that's the last thing. Listen bro' you want the money? Do you want me to drive off and give you nothing?"

"Yo, give him some head as well. Suck!"

Mr. Varsani added: "Police were made aware of the offence by the national press and Mr. Cousins gave himself up at Colindale Police Station.

"As far as he was concerned it was a joke that went too far and he lost his previous job and is embarrassed."

Recorder Peter Herbert said: "This is really very sick behaviour and not in any world is this a joke. The aggravating element is putting this on Youtube for all to see."

He told Cousins: "Why somebody should seek to exploit the vulnerable you only will know. There is no good explanation why people descend to that behaviour.

"You sought to exploit these two people for your own gratification. It is not a joke and you compounded it by putting it on Youtube.

"There are people out there who sadly find other people's suffering amusing."

Cousins was also ordered to perform 200 hours community service work and attend up to thirty days of a thinking skills programme.